You may wonder what would happen if you didn’t seek quality dental care on a regular basis. The answer isn’t pretty. A common result of untreated cavities are abscesses. A tooth abscess is an infection near the root of the tooth or between the gum and the tooth. This collection of pus can be very …
UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, dentists are not fans of candy. The sugar in candy is…
MOST OF US already know that sharks constantly grow new teeth, venomous snakes use their fangs like…
AS RECENTLY AS 2012, one fifth of American adults over sixty-five had lost all of their natural teeth. Whether the tooth loss is…
WE CALL SUSPENSEFUL BOOKS “nail-biters,” but the habit of nail biting itself has…
HAVE YOU EVER woken up with your mouth feeling like a barren desert? Then you’ve probably…
MOST OF US find ourselves craving something sweet every once in a while—or perhaps more often…
I’m Dale Behner DDS of Dental Care Today in Fishers. My patients often ask me if chewing xylitol gum is an effective substitute for tooth brushing and regular dental exams. Before I answer that question, let me tell you a little bit about xylitol: Xylitol is a natural sweetener that was first discovered in birch …
WE’VE ALL HEARD that if we want healthy teeth, we should brush twice a day, floss once a day, and…
In a perfect world, each of your prized teeth would stay healthy, strong, and brilliantly white throughout your life. The truth is, however, that most Indiana men and women will need to restore a tooth at some point. A tooth can be compromised by tooth decay, enamel erosion, a chip or crack, gum disease, or …
